STAGES

friday, july 30

ballet

Onegin. Online Boris Eifman stages a ballet based on Alexander Pushkin’s novel in verse set in the present day with music by Tchaikovsky and Aftograf rock group. Alexandrinsky Theater, 8 p.m.
Swan Lake Leonid Jakobson’s Ballet Theater performs Tchaikovsky’s romantic classic. Mikhailovsky Theater, 8 p.m.
Swan Lake Tchaikovsky’s signature ballet, choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov and performed by the St. Petersburg Romantic Ballet. Musical Comedy Theater, 13 Italyanskaya Ul. Tel. 210 4316, 313 4316

saturday, july 31

ballet

Red Giselle The Boris Eifman Ballet Theater performs the tragic story of Russian ballerina Olga Spessivtseva, set to music by Bizet, Tchaikovsky and Schnittke. Alexandriinsky Theater, 8 p.m.
Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare’s tragedy set to Prokofiev’s searing score with staging by Nikolai Boyarchikov. Mikhailovsky Theater
Swan Lake Tchaikovsky’s signature ballet, choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, and performed by the St. Petersburg Romantic Ballet. Musical Comedy Theater, 13 Italyanskaya Ul. Tel. 210 4316, 313 4316

concert

Mikhail Mishenko Organ Recital Bizet, Bonnet, Jón, Karg-Elert, Scott  Maltiyskaya Cappella 26 Sadovaya UI. Tel. 498-0669

sunday, august 1

ballet

Seagull Boris Eifman directs Chekhov’s well-worn play, widely known as the first modernist drama. Alexandriinsky Theater, 8 p.m.
Swan Lake Classical Ballet performs Tchaikovsky’s romantic classic. Bolshoi Drama Theater, 8 p.m.
Swan Lake Tchaikovsky’s signature ballet, choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, and performed by the St. Petersburg Romantic Ballet. Musical Comedy Theater, 13 Italyanskaya Ul. Tel. 210 4316, 313 4316

monday, august 2

Swan Lake The St. Petersburg Theater of Classical Ballet performs Tchaikovsky’s evergreen classic about love and the tragic consequences of deception. Alexandriinsky Theater, 8 p.m.
Swan Lake Tchaikovsky’s signature ballet, choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, and performed by the St. Petersburg Romantic Ballet. Musical Comedy Theater, 13 Italyanskaya Ul. Tel. 210 4316, 313 4316
Giselle St. Petersburg’s most popular and oft-performed ballet, Adolphe Adam’s tale of a young peasant woman deceived in love by a young aristocrat. Hermitage Theater, 8 p.m.

tuesday, august 3

Swan Lake Leonid Jakobson’s Ballet Theater performs Tchaikovsky’s romantic classic. Mikhailovsky Theater, 8 p.m.
Swan Lake Tchaikovsky’s signature ballet, choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, and performed by the St. Petersburg Romantic Ballet. Musical Comedy Theater, 13 Italyanskaya Ul. Tel. 210 4316, 313 4316
Giselle St. Petersburg’s most popular and oft-performed ballet, Adolphe Adam’s tale of a young peasant woman deceived in love by a young aristocrat. Hermitage Theater, 8 p.m.

concert

Mikhail Mishenko Organ Recital Bach, Barber, Jongen, McDowell. Maltiyskaya Cappella 26 Sadovaya UI. Tel. 498-0669

wednesday, august 4

ballet

Swan Lake The St. Petersburg Theater of Classical Ballet performs Tchaikovsky’s evergreen classic about love and the tragic consequences of deception. Alexandriinsky Theater, 8 p.m.
Swan Lake Tchaikovsky’s signature ballet, choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, and performed by the St. Petersburg Romantic Ballet. Musical Comedy Theater, 13 Italyanskaya Ul. Tel. 210 4316, 313 4316

thursday, august 5

Swan Lake Leonid Jakobson’s Ballet Theater performs Tchaikovsky’s romantic classic. Mikhailovsky Theater, 8 p.m.
Swan Lake Tchaikovsky’s signature ballet, choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, and performed by the St. Petersburg Romantic Ballet. Musical Comedy Theater, 13 Italyanskaya Ul. Tel. 210 4316, 313 4316

concert

Natalia Mikhailova Organ Recital Bach, Boëllmann, Widor. Maltiyskaya Cappella 26 Sadovaya UI. Tel. 498-0669

friday, august 6

ballet

Swan Lake Tchaikovsky’s signature ballet, choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, and performed by the St. Petersburg Romantic Ballet. Musical Comedy Theater, 13 Italyanskaya Ul. Tel. 210 4316, 313 4316